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Batalik is a village and military base in
Ladakh
Ladakh () is a region administered by India as a union territory and constitutes an eastern portion of the larger Kashmir region that has been the subject of a Kashmir#Kashmir dispute, dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947 and India an ...
,
India
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, located in a narrow section of the
Indus River
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valley, close to the
Line of Control
The Line of Control (LoC) is a military control line between the Indian and Pakistanicontrolled parts of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir—a line which does not constitute a legally recognized international boundary, but ser ...
with Pakistan-administered
Baltistan
Baltistan (); also known as Baltiyul or Little Tibet, is a mountainous region in the Pakistani-administered territory of Gilgit-Baltistan and constitutes a northern portion of the larger Kashmir region that has been the subject of a dispute bet ...
. It was a focal point of the 1999
Kargil War because of its strategic location between
Kargil
Kargil or Kargyil is a City in Indian-administered Ladakh in the disputed Kashmir region. The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the Kashmir dispute is supported by the WP:TERTIARY, tert ...
,
Leh
Leh () is a city in Indian-administered Ladakh in the Kashmir#Kashmir_dispute, disputed Kashmir region. The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the Kashmir dispute is supported by the WP:TE ...
and
Baltistan
Baltistan (); also known as Baltiyul or Little Tibet, is a mountainous region in the Pakistani-administered territory of Gilgit-Baltistan and constitutes a northern portion of the larger Kashmir region that has been the subject of a dispute bet ...
.
Batalik is 56 km from Kargil and is located in the
Dah Hanu region, also known as the "
Aryan Valley", populated by
Brokpa people. Administratively, it is treated as a hamlet of the
Silmo village.
Transport and connectivity
Telecomm
In early 2025, high-speed public 4G/5G mobile and internet connectivity was made available by India.
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लद्दाख में सैनिकों को ऊंचाई वाली चौकियों पर मिली 4जी/5जी कनेक्टिविटी, सियाचिन ग्लेशियर तक सिग्नल]
navbharattimes, 19 Apr 2025.
Road
Batalik is connected by road to other places in Kargil and Leh via the Kargil–Batalik–Khaltse Road
BRO to seek NH status for Kargil-Batalik road
bdi>, Greater Kashmir, 11 May 2019 which forms a "detour" from the National Highway 1 between Kargil and Khalatse.
Rail
The nearest major railway stations to Batalik are Sopore railway station and Srinagar railway station located 271 and 277 kilometres away respectively.
Air
The nearest airport is at Kargil
Kargil or Kargyil is a City in Indian-administered Ladakh in the disputed Kashmir region. The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the Kashmir dispute is supported by the WP:TERTIARY, tert ...
, 60 kilometres away, but it is currently non-operational. The next-nearest major airport is Leh Airport located at a distance of 205 kilometres.
See also
* Yaldor Sub Sector
* Manoj Kumar Pandey (The Hero of Batalik)
References
; Sources
*
Villages in Kargil tehsil
Kargil War
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